A new COVID strain has become increasingly more common in the U.S. in recent weeks and can cause a painful symptom that some are calling "razor blade throat." COVID variant, NB.1.8.1, nicknamed Nimbus,

A new COVID-19 variant spreading across the United States may cause an extremely painful sore throat—dubbed the "razor throat"—among its symptoms. The new "Nimbus" strain, also known as COVID-19 NB 1.

Other symptoms that have been associated with the 'Nimbus' variant reportedly include nasal congestion or runny nose, fatigue, mild cough, fever, muscle or body aches and nausea or diarrhoea.